Day: March 14, 2015

Notes for Saturday – March 14, 2015

Ready Made Resources is offering 12 Panasonic Eneloop batteries and a solar battery charger (a $59 value) with the purchase of their ITT upgraded PVS-14 Gen 3+ Autogated. Remember, a night vision without batteries is like a rifle without bullets, and one of the many uses of night vision is the ability to bug home or bug out at night when most people will not be able to do so. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite …


Prepping on a Budget, by C.G. – Part 2

Weapons/Defense Now for the most contentious issue– guns. Let me preface this by saying that everyone has their pet favorite, and to them that is the only gun that will ever work and it will do everything. Being chased by a grizzly bear, someone will tell you how you can totally take that bear out with your 10/22. Want to go dove hunting? Somebody will tell you how you really need a Barrett .50 cal. to take those tough little suckers down. The reality is that the only gun you will ever need is the one in your hand when …


Letter Re: Getting Home, by D.K. Vet

HJL, I enjoyed the article by D.K. Vet on the topic of getting home while traveling away from home. I often travel for work as well, and I plan for getting home in much the same way as the author. One specific issue that has always concerned me, and I hoped would have been addressed by the author, is the challenge of getting back into one’s hotel room to access my “get home bag” in the event that a power outage happens to occur while I’m out of my room. As most of your readers likely know, nearly all modern …


Economics and Investing:

U.S. exports at risk as bird flu hits heart of poultry country. – P.M. o o o In the decades leading up to World War I, despite some barely-sane leaders running barely-functional institutions, inflation was never an issue. Money saved was wealth preserved, and global capital flowed freely. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Debt Ceiling Debate Returns and So Does the Trillion Dollar Coin Patience with Greece Running Low after Tough Week Rig Count Drops For 14th Week In A Row, Fastest Rate In 29 Years Dead-Cat-Bounce Dies (Again) – Stocks Plunge As EURUSD Breaks Below Crucial …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Bill restricting rights of citizens to videotape the police introduced in Texas House. – T.P. This is dangerous legislation, and it must be stopped. The importance of the right of American citizens to record video of our public servants carrying out their duty is explained at our spin-off web site, CFAPA.org, where we also offer press credentials to any literate adult citizen, free of charge. – JWR o o o Christian Life Church in Columbia, SC is having a one day Preparedness Conference on April 18, 2015. Please see website for details: www.leapcon.net. – M.H. o o o SurvivalBlog reader …